“Jari has transformed Solita into one of the premier next-gen tech services businesses in Northern Europe, with a market-leading data and cloud business. He has been a great partner, and we look forward to continuing to benefit from his insights at the Board level. We are also delighted to welcome Ossi as the new CEO,” commented Mark Beith, Partner of Apax Digital. The Apax Digital Fund became the majority owner of Solita in 2018.
Ossi Lindroos has held several key leadership roles at Solita during the last 10 years. He is a member of Solita Group’s management board and is currently responsible for the company’s largest business unit, Solita Finland. Ossi Lindroos has extensive experience in managing digital businesses. He has previously led the company’s internationalisation as well as sales, marketing and consulting.
“Jari has done a tremendous job as Solita’s CEO and it is a great honor to step into his boots. Solita is just at the beginning of our story and it is great to be able to pilot the company’s next growth leap,” said Ossi Lindroos, Solita’s future CEO. “The foundation of our success is cutting-edge technology know-how and insightful design expertise combined with a humane way of leading. I take on the challenge with humility but great enthusiasm.”
Jari Niska to continue as a member of Solita’s board of directors
Jari Niska joined the company in 2004 and has been Solita’s CEO for more than 12 years, since 2008. Solita’s growth story under his leadership has been a great Finnish success story: the company has increased its turnover from €10 million to more than €130 million and grown from a 100-person software company to an expert company with more than 1,000 employees in six countries.
“It has been a great journey and together we have made many dreams come true. It’s great to hand over the reins to Ossi, who not only knows Solita’s operations, but also loves the company, our people, and solving the challenges of our customers. Solita’s journey continues and I will continue to be involved in building the next chapter of our story in my new role and as an owner,” commented outgoing CEO Jari Niska.
Solita has continuously developed its service offering and currently serves the needs of companies’ digitisation on a large scale in areas such as software development, cloud and integration services, data analytics, service design and consulting. In addition to Finland, Solita currently operates in Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Belgium and Germany. The company’s customers include e.g. Finnair, Fortum, The Finnish Parliament, Ponsse and UPM.
Solita has continued to grow profitably during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, the company has already recruited more than 200 people. Read more about Solita’s customers and all our open positions.
Contact:
Jari Niska, CEO, Solita, tel, +358 40 524 6400, [email protected]
Ossi Lindroos, Executive Vice President, tel. +358 40 750 7637, [email protected]
Communications Director Minna Pinola, tel. +358 40 5166 024, [email protected]
About Solita
Solita is a fast-growing digital transformation company driven by tech, data and human insight. Our services range from strategic consulting to service design, digital development, data, AI & analytics, and managed cloud services. Founded in 1996, Solita now employs over 1,000 digital business specialists in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Denmark and Belgium to help businesses and societies reinvent themselves with impact that lasts.
About Apax Digital
The Apax Digital Fund specialises in growth equity and buyout investments in high-growth enterprise software, consumer internet, and technology-enabled services companies worldwide. The Apax Digital team leverages Apax Partners’ deep tech investing expertise, global platform, and specialized operating experts, to enable technology companies and their management teams to accelerate the achievement of their full potential.
Over its more than 40-year history, Apax Partners has raised and advised funds with aggregate commitments of c.$50 billion. These funds provide long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies. More information.